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Showing 1 to 20 of 57 for “"gas development"”.
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Shale gas development and respiratory health
… has rapidly increased in areas rich in shale gas and oil in the years 2006 onwards. Areas that have undergone shale gas development are likely to be largely rural with few other air pollution point sources. Fracking operations such as well drilling, gas processing, and increased truck traffic …
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Fractured Discourse: Social Representations Of Shale Gas Development Via Hydraulic Fracturing
… and emergence of social representations of shale gas development (often called "fracking"). Social representations are common sense understandings of complex, novel phenomena generated in the public sphere via communal discourse. I triangulate between results from (1) a content analysis of …
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Evaluation, Prediction, and Monitoring of Methane Emission from Oil and Gas Development
… climate change due to the emission of greenhouse gases, among which methane is a highly potent one, with a 20-year global warming potential 80 times higher than that of carbon dioxide. A systematic approach is needed to evaluate, monitor, and mitigate methane emissions such as those from the oil …
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“Our Forever Home”: Loss of Place and Shale Gas Development in Western Pennsylvania
… and holds one of the world’s largest natural gas reserves. It has been known that the Marcellus is a sizeable gas reservoir, but until the recent development of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, it had not been economically feasible to exploit it. These unconventional drilling …
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Natural Gas Development in Western Canada: A Gap Analysis
The greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of conventional and unconventional natural gas are primarily methane and carbon dioxide that are released in natural gas development activities. Addressing these emissions have gained attention because of recent climate commitments. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) can …
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Valuing investments in agile project design : example for upstream oil and gas development
Traditional oil and gas companies will continue to face market uncertainties in the coming decades. With increased pressure to confront climate change and energy technology innovations, the future demand and pricing for petroleum products is unclear. Hydrocarbons will continue to play a part in the …
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Regulation of shale gas development : an argument for state preeminence with federal support
Shale gas development has become big business in the United States during the past decade, introducing drilling to parts of the country that have not seen it in decades and provoking an accelerating shift in the country's energy profile. State governments, which have historically regulated the oil …
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A study of the non-tax fiscal regime for shale gas development in South Africa
… possible petroleum resources particularly shale gas, following the estimation of just over 400 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of shale gas resources in the Karoo region. This, including the lodgement of five shale gas exploration right applications has necessitated the strengthening of the petroleum …
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An analysis of the potential socio-economic impacts of shale gas development in South Africa
… is in the process of considering shale gas exploration applications in the Karoo basin. There are conflicting views on whether the development of the resource will be to the detriment or benefit of the South African economy. This paper makes use of a dynamic Computable General …
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Aerosol formation from oil and gas development in the Eagle Ford Shale in two different seasons
Unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD) has grown significantly in the United States in the last several decades. This growth has influenced natural gas availability and reshaped the global energy economy. However, the effects on air quality remain uncertain. This work focuses on …
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Spatial variation in small mammal communities across the Karoo Shale Gas Development Area of South Africa
… guide proposed fracking activities in the Shale Gas Development Area (SGDA) (Holness et al. 2016). A strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), commissioned by the South African Government, evaluated the potential to exploit the supposedly substantial reserves of shale gas using hydraulic …
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Corporate bodies and chemical bonds : an STS analysis of natural gas development in the United States
Natural gas extraction in the United States in the early 21st century has transformed social, physical, legal and biological landscapes. The technique of hydraulic fracturing, which entails the high-pressure injection into subsurface shale formations of synthetic chemical mixtures, has been viewed …
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Tracing hydrosocial change: the social constellations of water access and allocation for oil and gas development in Colorado
Increasing water use for OG development in Colorado suggests a change in the social constellations of water governance. Colorado's water allocation institutions, practices and policies relationally shape and are shaped by water's biophysical movement over space and time through a hydrosocial cycle. …
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Impacts of Oil and Gas Development on Sharp-Tailed Grouse on the Little Missouri National Grasslands, North Dakota
Oil and gas development and their attendant structures (i.e., power lines, roads and collection stations) have increased across western North America since the 1930s, resulting in direct habitat loss, and fragmentation of remaining suitable habitat (Braun et al. 2002). Both short- and long-term …
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Habitat Resource Selection By Greater Sage Grouse Within Oil and Gas Development Areas in North Dakota and Montana
… of sagebrush. Important mineral resources (i.e., gas, oil) are coincident with sage grouse habitats across much of the western United States. Sagebrush steppe habitats along the Cedar Creek Anticline of southeastern Montana and southwestern North Dakota exemplify important sage grouse habitats …
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Effect of Oil and Natural Gas Development on Survival and Health of White-tailed Deer in the Western Dakotas
<p>Oil and gas development in North Dakota has resulted in the need for information regarding how increased activity has affected white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) populations. We evaluated white-tailed deer ecology in response to energy development and hypothesized that oil and gas …
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The Effects of natural Gas Development on Density, Reproductive Success and Nest Survival of Grassland Songbirds in South-Western Saskatchewan
Natural gas development is currently expanding in south-western Saskatchewan and may be threatening the quality of the remaining grassland habitat. The effects of natural gas development on grassland birds are poorly understood but are often species-specific and vary across the species’ range. The …
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Unconventional Natural Gas Development as a Reasonable Alternative for Energy Strategy and Policy: Implications for the People's Republic of China
This research argues that development of unconventional natural gas is a reasonable alternative for energy future of the People's Republic of China. Four major factors, including economic growth, social development, environmental constraints, and technological breakthroughs and foreign energy …
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Greater Sage-Grouse Response to Coal-Bed Natural Gas Development and West Nile Virus in the Powder River Basin, Montana and Wyoming, USA
… of Montana and Wyoming are coal-bed natural gas (CBNG) development and West Nile virus (WNv). I first examined how CBNG development, habitat, and other landscape features influenced trends in the abundance of displaying males and the status of sage-grouse leks. Second, I used rates of …
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Greater Sage-Grouse Response to Coal-Bed Natural Gas Development and West Nile Virus in the Powder River Basin, Montana and Wyoming, USA
… of Montana and Wyoming are coal-bed natural gas (CBNG) development and West Nile virus (WNv). I first examined how CBNG development, habitat, and other landscape features influenced trends in the abundance of displaying males and the status of sage-grouse leks. Second, I used rates of …
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